Bean-harvester



G. D. CARR.

BEAN-HARVESTER.

APPUCATION FILED JUNE 15, 1920.

1,392,113, I PatentedSept. 27,1921.

INVENTOR. WITNESS: BY 6Z.fi. Ca rr ATTORNEY.

G. D. CARR.

BEAN HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15. 1920.

ATTORNEY.

G. D. CARR.

BEAN HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15. 1920.

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' Be it known that :1, GLENN D. CARR, a citizen of the United States, residing "at Cambridge, in thefcoun !0fF11I'IIa S..&Ild State ofNe'br'aska, have "invented new and i'usefu'l Improvements in Bean-Harvesteraiof which the following isaispecification.

Oneof the objects of my invention is the provis on of a bean" harvester that 'is simple and inexpensive :in construction and susoperatezto thelbest'iadvantage.

:Another object is the provision ofa 'bean hari'fester equipped with bunchin'g means and means whereby the dump may be brought about at the right liand side -"or at the left hand side ofthe apparatus, as the operator desires.

Other objects and advantageous characteri'sti'csof the invention will befully understood from the following description'and claims when the same are lreadvin connection with thedrawin'g's accompanyin and forming'part of this specification; in which:

Figure l is aside elevation ofthe apparatus constituting the best practical operation of my'invention that I have as et devised.

T Fig. 2'i's a top plan view of t e same.

g F ig.3 is a longitudinal vertical :section,

taken in the of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical V section taken'in the lane indicated by the line of Fig. 2, lorilxing rear-wardl Fi 5 is a detail section's owing the-conp'l'ane indicated bythe line 3- -3 struction of the clutches comprised in the harvester.

' Fig. 6 is' a detail plan showing one of the knives and the beam and ways associated therewith.

Similar numerals of reference designate correspondingpa'rts -inall ofthe views of the drawing Among other elements my novel apparatus comprises a forward aster wheel 1, mounted in a pivoted hanger 2 with which the double-tree 3 for theattac'hment of draft animal's-is connected in the manner illustrated, or in any other manner compatible with 'th'e purpose of my invention; The

if Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedSeptLZZ, 1921.

Jp ncanommeamm 15, 1920. "seriaim. 389,152.

inthe forward central portioniof a .horizon- --tendin I downwardly andforwardly from said s aft are parallel beams 10. These beams 10fare connected inthe manner clearly shown, with a crank 11 "on a transverse rock shaft 12 that is journaled in suitable bearings upon the "side barsor arms 6. tFixed 'upon the said rock-shaft 12is a hand lever 13, having a' detent ilt, andfixed with respect to the frame 5 is a segmental rackl5 for 00- operation with the detent 14L inadjustably fixing the beams 10 at various heights. At its forward'end'eachbeam 10 carries a knife blade :16. As best shown in Fig. 2'these knife blades" 16 have theircutti'ng" edges rearwardly converged so that the comparatively narrow throat between the inner and rear ends of the cutting edges is disposed in thelongitudinal center of the apparatus.

Supported upon the frame bars or arms 6 land located within convenientreach of the lever 13 is a drivers seat '17 .1

the rear -portions'of "the frame bars or arms sand disposed in rear of the ground wheels '8 is an open-work bunoher frame 20 that is Suitablyconnected in fixed'm'anner with A preferably extended laterallyl outward be- I yond the said frame bars 6.

Mountedin a supplemental frame 21 superimposed upon the frame 20 is a trans- Yerse-shaft-"QZ, and fixed upon thesaid shaft 22 1s a sprocket gear23. Also fixed upon the shaft22 and'arranged at opposite sides of the'longitudinal center of the apparatus are rollers 'QPeach of which has sprocket 4 ears 25 atitsends'. Mo'u'ntediii standards 26 Xed to the lower portions. of the beams (I are shaft 27 upon which arelixedsprocket gears 28. Passed around the rollers 24 and the sprocket gears 28 are endless elevating aprons. These aprons may be of any suit able construction compatible with-the purpose of the invention, though I prefer to.

have them comprise canvas belts 30, transverse series of teeth 31 on the belts at intervals in the lengths thereof and "sprocket belts 32 carried at the side edges of the can vas belts and mounted upon and engaging the sprocket gears 25 and 28. A sprocketv wardly, as indicated by arrow in Fig. 1.

The sald lower stretches of the aprons are arranged above and in spaced'relation to inclined ways 36. The ways 36 are connected at their lower ends to, the blades 16 as inclicated by 36 in Figs. 1, 3 and 6, and the rear portions of said ways are supported at 36 on the frame 20. The upper and rearends of said ways 36 are deflected downwardly within the frame 20 as indicated by 40 in Fig. 1. v

By virtue of the construction thus far described, it will be manifest that attendant upon the forward traverse of theapparatus, the-beans cut by the knives 16 will bemoved upwardly and rearwardly on the ways 36 and discharged into the frame 20. 1

It will be observed by reference to Fig. 2 that the ways 36 as well as fthebeams 10 and the elevator aprons 30'are "rearwardly converged. Y a V The bottom of the openwork frame 20 is formed by a horizontal endless apron -50 of canvas or other suitable fleXiblemateria-l. This apron 50 is mounted upon and extends between longitudinal rollers 51, each of which is provided at itsrear -end with a spur gear 52. Intermeshed with the spur gears 52 are spur gears 53, carried by longitudinal shafts 54: upon which are splined beveled gears 55. Manifestly whenthe right hand beveled gear 55 is moved by the means shown or any other suitable means into engagement with the adjacent beveled gear 9, the dump will be effected at the right hand side of the machine, while whenthe left hand gear 55 is engaged with the adjacent beveled gear 9, the dump will be effected at the left hand side of the apparatus. 9 The gears 55 in the preferred embodiment of the invention are normally disengaged from their complementary gears 9 by springs56, and from this it follows that it is incumbent upon the operator to shift one of the gears 55 by actuatingthe foot lever 60'complementary to the said gear according to the side of the apparatus at which the-dump is #9 b a p sh d.-

vnot ofmy invention and I have not, therefore, illustrated the same.

t will beapparent from the foregoing that my novel apparatus is possessed of large capacity and yet is slmple and inexpensive in construction and is well adapted as a.

whole to withstand the rough usage to which agricultural machinery is ordinarily subjected.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is: P

1. In a bean harvester, the combination of a wheeled main frame, a buncher frame carried at the rear of the main frame, spaced longitudinal and vertically swinging beams connected-with the main frame and extending downwardly and forwardly from the points of connection, ways supported on the main frame and extending rearwardly and upwardly beyond the samerand adapted to discharge into the buncher frame, a transverse shaft supported above the buncher frame, :idlers supported above the forward portions or: the qb'eams, elevator aprons mounted upon andconnect ed with said shaft and idlers, knives with 1nner,-rearwardly converged cutting-edges, carried at the forward endsof thebeams, a driving connection intermediateione of the ground wheels and the transverse shaft above the buncher frame, -means for discharging beans from said buncher frame, and means for adjustablyfixing the beams with respect to the main frame, a

2. In a bean harvester, the combination of a wheeled frame, beams carried thereby and arranged longitudinally in spaced relation to each other,-a knife on eachof said beams, said knives having inner, rearwardly converged cuttingedges, and an elevator on each of the beams and aranged inspaced relation, said beams and elevators being inclined forwardly and downwardly.

Ina bean harvester, the combination of a. wheeledframe, beams carried thereby and arranged longitudinally; in spaced relationto each other, a knife on each of said beams, and an elevator on each of the beams and arranged in spaced relation to each other; the said beamsa-nd elevators being inclined forwardly and downwardly and the cutting-edges of the knives being converged rearwardly and having their rear portions spaced apart. V

4. vThe combination in: a bean-harvester of a mainframe-a buncher frame carried at thev rear of the main frame, spaced'longitudinally '"and? vertically swinging beams, c cted-with h m n frame and pate niing downwardly and forwardly from the beams and having inner rearwardly conpoints of connection, ways supported on the verged cutting edges, the rear portions of main frame and extending rearwardly and which are spaced apart, and means to drive 1 upwardly beyond the same and adapted to the elevator aprons. 5 discharge into the buncher frame, elevator In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

aprons associated with the beams and ways,

knives carried at the forward ends of the GLENN D. CARR. 

